J.D. Drew is a former American professional baseball player who has a net worth of $50 million. Born on November 20, 1975 in Valdosta, Georgia, Drew attended college at Florida State University where he received both the Dick Howser trophy and the Golden Spikes Award in 1997. He made his Major League Baseball debut on September 8, 1998 with the St. Louis Cardinals with whom he acted as right fielder. Following the Cardinals, Drew played for the Atlanta Braves in 2004, the Los Angeles Dodgers from 2005 to 2006, and finished out his career with the Boston red Sox from 2007 to 2011. He has a batting average of .278, a record of 242 home runs, and a total of 795 runs batted in. In 2008, Drew became an All-star as well as the MLB All-star Game MVP. He won the World Series with the Boston Red Sox in 2007. Drew holds strong to his Christian beliefs and married his girlfriend, Sheigh, in 2001. Drew made his last MLB appearance on September 28, 2011 with the Boston Red Sox after his statistics slowly began to deteriorate. He has two brothers by the names of Tim and Stephen who have also played in Major League Baseball, making them Tim and J.D. the first brothers to be drafted in the same year.

David Jonathan "J. D." Drew (born November 20, 1975) is a former American Major League Baseball right fielder. He is a left-handed hitter, and began his major league career in 1998 with the St. Louis Cardinals. He is the brother of two other major league players, Stephen and Tim.

Drew attended Florida State University, where he played under head coach Mike Martin. At Florida State, he was the winner of the 1997 Dick Howser Trophy and the 1997 Golden Spikes Award, was named the 1997 Collegiate Baseball Player of the Year, the 1997 Sporting News Player of the Year, and was a consensus All-American (1997). He also was named the 1997 ACC Player of the Year. He was a 1996 member of Team USA. Drew was First Team in 1996, Freshman All-American in 1995 and was named to the College World Series All Tournament Team in 1995. He was the first player in college baseball history to hit 30 home runs and steal 30 bases in the same season. He set a Florida State record by batting .455 in 1997 while becoming one of only three players in college baseball history to have 100 hits, 100 runs and 100 RBIs. During his college career, Drew broke 17 school and conference records.The Philadelphia Phillies made Drew second only to pitcher Matt Anderson in the 1997 Major League Baseball Draft. Drew and his agent Scott Boras chose not to sign with the Phillies, insisting Drew would not sign for less than $10 million. The Phillies had no plan to pay an unproven player this amount of money, and despite Boras' warnings, drafted Drew nonetheless. They offered him $2.6 million. Consequently, Drew ended up playing for the St. Paul Saints of the independent Northern League. Boras had Drew sign with the Northern League because of a loophole in the rules of the MLB Amateur Draft.After playing for St. Paul in the 1997 season, Drew was selected in the first round of the draft, fifth overall in 1998 by the St. Louis Cardinals. In June he signed a $7 million contract, then hit .316 through

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"Property Brother" Drew Scott is off the market ... which included Jonathan and brother J.D. as best men. "We are still floating on clouds… today couldn't have been more magical," the couple told People. "Surrounded by so many loved ones in such a ...

the Boston Red Sox will turn to Drew Pomeranz in hopes of taking two in a row from the Baltimore Orioles on Friday night at Fenway Park. Boston won its first of the four-game set against the O’s thanks in part to home runs from J.D. Martinez and Xander ...

Drew Scott and Linda Phan‘s choreographed first dance extravaganza ... and Scott’s twin and co-star, Jonathan, and older brother, J.D., to jump in for a group routine. The segment went over surprisingly well, considering that the groomsmen in ...